Had an Uncle that died in '08 and before his casket was lowered into the ground in the cemetery of the Catholic church in Erath, LA a man sang a song in French to my Uncle. I later found out that it was the one & only D. L. Menard who sang the song.
I spent a few days in Breaux Bridge in 1973 and enjoyed great Cajun sounds live. Wish I could go there once again meeting the friendly Cajun people. "The Back Door" is part of my Cajun record collection. Wonderful! Greetings from Germany
A Cajun legend! The Backdoor is statistically the single greatest Cajun single ever. A great accomplishment and living legacy....I am grateful to have found this video ⚜ 💚⚜
Brings back good memories. Himels down in Gonzales. Got gumbo one night. Shrimp did not come in fresh that day. They are not in the gumbo. Go in next day. Oysters not fresh in that day. They are not in the gumbo that night. Some woman is giving her toddler a sip of beer. Lynched anywhere else in the US. No one bat's an eye here. Some dude just pulled 1/2 crab carapace from his gumbo and is beating crap out of it with his knife handle. My high school French was no use. It's French as spoken 200 years ago. Love the Cajun people.
I saw D.L. Menard and his band play, when, along with Eddie LeJeune, Ken Smith, and some others, he did a tour of England in about 1988. It was a great night. I had a brief conversation with him afterwards, and he signed a small poster as did various others who performed. Unfortunately I lost it when moving house many years ago. RIP DL Menard.
Bien triste nouvelle ! Et voilà vous etes parti tout doucement par la porte de derrière ! Vous allez laissez un grand vide Monsieur Ménard . Condoléances à toute sa grande famille . Marseille France .
Bonjour.-Merci pour cette vidéo.-J’ignore quel mois ce fut enregistré ou tourné, mais monsieur Ménard est décédé en Juillet je crois de cette même année 2017.-Ces gens qui savent si bien nous divertir,en plus de faire fleurir leurs traditions et leur langue ne devraient jamais mourir.-Monsieur D.L.Ménard est a jamais immortalisé par ses disques et prestations.-Viviane. (14 Avril 2020)
I live in Erath actually we have a sign at one of the entrances to Erath that says "Home of the Erath 4th of July Celebration & D.L. Menard". Rip Mr. D.L.
I think I more or less understand the lyrics.... except for the key phrase 'J'ai passé dedans la porte d'en arrière' ('I entered through the back door', no doubt, but obviously it is not to be understood literally). I guess it means doing something unseen, something that should not be seen, or something illegal. There may be a sexual connotation too. So, for what it's worth: Moi et ma belle on avait été au bal ...Me and my girl went to the dance On a passé dans tout les honky tonks ...We went to every single bar S'en a revenu lendemain matin ...Came back next morning Le jour était apres s'casser ...Daylight about to break (I guess: the sun was rising) J'ai passé dedans la porte d'en arrière. ...(And) I entered through the back door L'apres midi mois j'étais au village ...That afternoon I was in the village Et j'm'ai saoulé que j'pouvais plus marcher ...I got so drunk that I couldn't walk anymore Ils m'ont ramené back à la maison ...They brought me back to my house Il y avait de la compagnie, c'était du monde étranger ...We had (lit.: there was) company, they were strange people J'ai passé dedans la porte d'en arrière. ...(And) I entered through the back door Mon vieux père un soir quand j'arrivais ...My old man (i.e. my father), one night when I arrived Il a essayé dechanger mon idée ...tried to persuade me (lit.: to change my idea(s)) J'ai pas écouté, moi j'avais trop la tête dur ...I didn't listen, I was too stubborn (lit.: had too hard a head) "Un jour à venir, mon neg', tu va avoir du regret ..."One of these days, my n/i/g/g/e/r, you will be sorry T'as passé dedans la porte d'en arrière." ...to have entered through the back door." J'ai eu un tas d'amis quand j'avais de l'argent ...I had a lot of friends when I had money Asteur j'ai plus d'argent, mais ils voulont plus me voir ...Now ('a cette heure') that I have no money anymore, they no longer want to see me J'etais dans le village, et moi j'mai mis dans tracas
As a '' cajun '' I think our music is really bad, nothing more than chinese water torture, but I think the cajun people are the greatest... the warmest, the most honest, the most kind, gentle, caring and generous.
Wrong. The cajun music is a refection of what they are. It comes from the greatest, the warmest, the most honest, the most kind, gentle, caring and generous. In my ancestry tree, there are 20 individuals who survived La Déportation (11 years in Mass. and Connecticut) and settled in Québec in 1766-1767.
@@JAlex-dg5mk Like I said, the cajuns are certainly fine folks but the music is still horrible. They, like the irish, are celtic and like the irish have bad music.
@@jerrylanglois7892 I like pretty much Steve Riley & The Mamou Playboys, The Lost Bayou Ramblers, L'Angélus, Feu Follet and of course, Zachary Richard (fyi, I sure share ancestors with him). There are many "Langlois" in Québec.
❤ my GOD BLESS HIS SOUL WE WILL MISS GOD BLESS HIS SOUL AND WELCOME HIM HOME GOD BLESS ❤!!++😊
Had an Uncle that died in '08 and before his casket was lowered into the ground in the cemetery of the Catholic church in Erath, LA a man sang a song in French to my Uncle. I later found out that it was the one & only D. L. Menard who sang the song.
I spent a few days in Breaux Bridge in 1973 and enjoyed great Cajun sounds live. Wish I could go there once again meeting the friendly Cajun people. "The Back Door" is part of my Cajun record collection. Wonderful! Greetings from Germany
A Cajun legend! The Backdoor is statistically the single greatest Cajun single ever. A great accomplishment and living legacy....I am grateful to have found this video
⚜ 💚⚜
Brings back good memories. Himels down in Gonzales. Got gumbo one night. Shrimp did not come in fresh that day. They are not in the gumbo. Go in next day. Oysters not fresh in that day. They are not in the gumbo that night. Some woman is giving her toddler a sip of beer. Lynched anywhere else in the US. No one bat's an eye here. Some dude just pulled 1/2 crab carapace from his gumbo and is beating crap out of it with his knife handle. My high school French was no use. It's French as spoken 200 years ago. Love the Cajun people.
Man, I was standing right there in front of him.
I knew he would not return next year.
So sad he is gone.
It's sad to see DL going down hill like this. RIP Mr. Menard.
RIP DL you were a master of your music thank you for wonderful voice and tunes none better never met you but you gave so much x
I saw D.L. Menard and his band play, when, along with Eddie LeJeune, Ken Smith, and some others, he did a tour of England in about 1988. It was a great night. I had a brief conversation with him afterwards, and he signed a small poster as did various others who performed. Unfortunately I lost it when moving house many years ago. RIP DL Menard.
Priceless. RIP. Mr. Menard.
Bien triste nouvelle ! Et voilà vous etes parti tout doucement par la porte de derrière ! Vous allez laissez un grand vide Monsieur Ménard . Condoléances à toute sa grande famille . Marseille France .
Je vous remercie pour vos aimables paroles
Bonjour.-Merci pour cette vidéo.-J’ignore quel mois ce fut enregistré ou tourné, mais monsieur Ménard est décédé en Juillet je crois de cette même année 2017.-Ces gens qui savent si bien nous divertir,en plus de faire fleurir leurs traditions et leur langue ne devraient jamais mourir.-Monsieur D.L.Ménard est a jamais immortalisé par ses disques et prestations.-Viviane. (14 Avril 2020)
The Cajun Legend.. Vive la Cajun.
Merci Mr Menard R.I.P , mes sympathies a toutes la famille. Montreal Qc. Canada
He sings with the angels.
RIP to a true class act.
D L Menard will be sadly missed by many to include Breaux Bridge !!!
I live in Erath actually we have a sign at one of the entrances to Erath that says "Home of the Erath 4th of July Celebration & D.L. Menard". Rip Mr. D.L.
You can see the sadness of accordion Mann's face, so touching he's in heaven now
tu va nous manquer gravement merci
toutes mes condoléance a la familles Ménard de Michel 59 France bravo MR Ménard
MR Ménard de marseille en jambe et la en fauteuil dieu le père vous protège sainte Homme
Very nice! Thumbs up from Dublin (Ireland) ! :)
that's a guy with 45 days left. what a man and what a life. hopefully when i am his age i will still be able just ask for another scotch
sincère condoléances a la Famille Ménard! Gers Fleurance 32500 France!
What a Blessed Memory, What does He say at the end, I can't quiet understand it, right before He says I'll see Y'all next year?
I believe he says yall go eat some food.
🎵🎼•{ RIP }• 🎼🎵
🎼" D.L. MENARD 🎼
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Accordion man looked so sad, I know that pain
Can anyone please tell me the name of the first tune- song played thanks
Can anyone put the English words to the song the back door on line for me ? Please
I think I more or less understand the lyrics.... except for the key phrase 'J'ai passé dedans la porte d'en arrière' ('I entered through the back door', no doubt, but obviously it is not to be understood literally). I guess it means doing something unseen, something that should not be seen, or something illegal. There may be a sexual connotation too. So, for what it's worth:
Moi et ma belle on avait été au bal
...Me and my girl went to the dance
On a passé dans tout les honky tonks
...We went to every single bar
S'en a revenu lendemain matin
...Came back next morning
Le jour était apres s'casser
...Daylight about to break (I guess: the sun was rising)
J'ai passé dedans la porte d'en arrière.
...(And) I entered through the back door
L'apres midi mois j'étais au village
...That afternoon I was in the village
Et j'm'ai saoulé que j'pouvais plus marcher
...I got so drunk that I couldn't walk anymore
Ils m'ont ramené back à la maison
...They brought me back to my house
Il y avait de la compagnie, c'était du monde étranger
...We had (lit.: there was) company, they were strange people
J'ai passé dedans la porte d'en arrière.
...(And) I entered through the back door
Mon vieux père un soir quand j'arrivais
...My old man (i.e. my father), one night when I arrived
Il a essayé dechanger mon idée
...tried to persuade me (lit.: to change my idea(s))
J'ai pas écouté, moi j'avais trop la tête dur
...I didn't listen, I was too stubborn (lit.: had too hard a head)
"Un jour à venir, mon neg', tu va avoir du regret
..."One of these days, my n/i/g/g/e/r, you will be sorry
T'as passé dedans la porte d'en arrière."
...to have entered through the back door."
J'ai eu un tas d'amis quand j'avais de l'argent
...I had a lot of friends when I had money
Asteur j'ai plus d'argent, mais ils voulont plus me voir
...Now ('a cette heure') that I have no money anymore, they no longer want to see me
J'etais dans le village, et moi j'mai mis dans tracas
As a '' cajun '' I think our music is really bad, nothing more than chinese water torture, but I think the cajun people are the greatest... the warmest, the most honest, the most kind, gentle, caring and generous.
Wrong. The cajun music is a refection of what they are. It comes from the greatest, the warmest, the most honest, the most kind, gentle, caring and generous. In my ancestry tree, there are 20 individuals who survived La Déportation (11 years in Mass. and Connecticut) and settled in Québec in 1766-1767.
@@JAlex-dg5mk Like I said, the cajuns are certainly fine folks but the music is still horrible. They, like the irish, are celtic and like the irish have bad music.
@@jerrylanglois7892 I like pretty much Steve Riley & The Mamou Playboys, The Lost Bayou Ramblers, L'Angélus, Feu Follet and of course, Zachary Richard (fyi, I sure share ancestors with him). There are many "Langlois" in Québec.